Alejandro
| Pronunciation | [aleˈxandɾo] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Defender, protector of mankind" |
| Region of origin | Greece |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alejandra, Alexandra, Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alexandre |
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.[1]
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russian), and Alasdair (Gaelic).
People with the given name Alejandro
[edit]- Alejandro Alvizuri (born 1968), Peruvian backstroke swimmer
- Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972), Chilean-born Spanish director
- Alejandro Aranda (born 1994), American singer, musician, and reality television personality
- Alejandro Arguello (born 1982), Mexican footballer
- Alejandro Avila (born 1973), Mexican TV actor
- Alejandro Awada (born 1961), Argentine actor
- Alejandro Balde (born 2003), Spanish Footballer
- Alejandro Betts (1947–2020), Argentine historian
- Alejandro Bermúdez (born 1975), Colombian swimmer
- Alejandro Bustillo (1889–1982), Argentine architect
- Alejandro Carrión (1915–1992), Ecuadorian poet and novelist
- Alejandro Casañas (born 1954), Cuban hurdler
- Alejandro Castillo (born 1987), Mexican footballer
- Alejandro Cercas (born 1949), Spanish politician
- Alejandro Chataing (1873–1928), Venezuelan architect
- Alejandro Cichero (born 1977), Venezuelan footballer
- Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist
- Alejandro Cortés (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
- Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation), several people
- Alejandro Diz (born 1965), Argentine volleyball player
- Alejandro Doherty (born 1965), Argentine field hockey player
- Alejandro Dolina (born 1944), Argentine broadcaster
- Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- Alejandro Edda (born 1984), Mexican-American actor
- Alejandro Escovedo (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
- Alejandro Falla (born 1983), Colombian tennis player
- Alejandro Felipe Paula (1937–2018), Netherlands Antilles politician and historian
- Alejandro Fernández (born 1971), Mexican singer
- Alejandro Fernández Sordo (1921–2009), Spanish politician
- Alejandro Freire (born 1974), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people
- Alejandro Garnacho (born 2004), Argentine footballer
- Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963), Mexican director
- Alejandro Walter González (born 1972), Argentine road cyclist
- Alejandro Gorostiaga (1840–1912), Chilean military
- Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in the TV series
- Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete
- Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929), Chilean actor and director
- Alejandro Kirk (born 1998), Mexican baseball player
- Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918–1996), former Argentine President
- Alejandro Lazo, Cuban-American dancer
- Alejandro Lerner (born 1957), Argentine musician
- Alejandro Lerroux (1864–1949), Spanish politician
- Alejandro González Malavé (1957–1986), Puerto Rican undercover police agent
- Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in Anonymous
- Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band Boyce Avenue
- Alejandro Mayorkas (born 1959), U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
- Alejandro Meloño (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
- Alejandro Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan footballer
- Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso (1934–2016), Spanish politician
- Alejandro Naif (born 1973), Palestinian footballer
- Alejandro Obregón (1920–1992), Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver
- Alejandro O'Reilly (1723–1794), Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana
- Alejandro Orfila (1925–2021), Argentine diplomat
- Alejandro Ortuoste (born 1931), Filipino boxer
- Alejandro Osuna (born 2002), Mexican baseball player
- Alejandro Padilla (born 1973), American politician
- Alejandro Peña (born 1959), Dominican baseball player
- Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez (born 1974), president of the Korean Friendship Association
- Alejandro Planchart (1935–2019), Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer
- Alejandro Portes (born 1944), Cuban-American sociologist
- Alejandro Pozuelo (born 1991), Spanish footballer
- Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) (born 1988), Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess
- Alejandro Ramírez Calderón (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist
- Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi (1934–2015), Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician
- Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), Argentine actor
- Alejandro Rivera, NCIS character
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (1826–1882), Puerto Rican poet and writer
- Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (born 1954), Mexican politician
- Alejandro Rosario (born 2002), American baseball player
- Alejandro Rossi (1932–2009), Mexican writer
- Alejandro Saab (born 1994), American voice actor
- Alejandro Sabella (1954–2020), Argentine footballer
- Alejandro Salazar (born 1984), American footballer
- Alejandro Sanz (born 1968), Spanish pop musician
- Alejandro Siqueiros (born 1982), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Alejandro Severo (208–235), the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor
- Alejandro M. Sinibaldi (1825–1896), President of Guatemala
- Alejandro Siri (born 1963), Argentine field hockey player
- Alejandro Sosa, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface
- Alejandro Spajic (born 1976), Argentine volleyball player
- Alejandro de la Sota (1913–1996), Spanish architect
- Alejandro Toledo (born 1946), Peruvian politician, ex-president
- Alejandro de Tomaso (1928–2003), Argentine auto racing driver
- Alejandro Trujillo (1952–2020), Chilean footballer
- Alejandro Valverde (born 1980), Spanish cyclist
- Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia, Mexican conductor
- Alejandro Velasco Astete (1897–1925), Peruvian pilot
- Alejandro Villanueva (born 1988), NFL Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger
- Alejandro Zaera (born 1963), Spanish architect
- Alejandro Zohn (1930–2000), Mexican architect
People with the surname Alejandro
[edit]- Edesio Alejandro (1958–2025), Cuban composer of electronic music
- Hajji Alejandro (1954–2025), Filipino singer and actor
- Rachel Alejandro (born 1974), Filipina singer and actress
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Alejandro
- Alejandro Sniper Rifle
- Alexandro
- Alexandre (disambiguation)
- Alexander
- Alessandro
- Sandro
References
[edit]- ^ Grégoire, L. (1874). Diccionario enciclopédico de historia, biografía, mitología y geografía (in Spanish). Garnier Hermanos. p. 42. Retrieved 20 September 2018.